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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) ALABAMA. "Final Settlement of the Estate of Amos Robinson, Deceased." Single long folio leaf, densely written on both sides in a neat cursive script. Signed by Judge Joseph P. Portis with the fancy seal of the state and again by the clerk. Clarke County, AL, 1844
A very interesting settlement in which the court finds that Richard Fowler is the legal guardian of Amos Robinson's three children. The court orders Fowler to sell "a certain Negro woman and her child or children;" the proceeds then to be divided equally among the heirs, including the widow, who curiously is not mentioned until the very end of the court's decision. Also curious is the fact that these proceedings are being held before the Orphan's Court, Special Term. Doesn't the widow have any rights regarding her children?
